Central banks
John Ryding
The chief US fixed-income economist at Bear Stearns gives his views on the outlook for inflation, the Fed's interest rate policy in the year ahead and how asset markets will react to further rate increases. Interview by Saskia Scholtes
UK market feels the strain
Cover Story
Global growth masks UK woes
Research
HKEx lists capital-at-risk
Exchanges
Sun sets on yen carry
Carry trades
Hedge funds need balanced supervision by regulators, say Iosco panelists
Investors must be protected, but hedge funds should not be discouraged
Return of a heavyweight
Japan derivatives
Drawn to derivatives
Market overview
Keeping it simple
Profile: Towngas
Risk at the margin
Portfolio Margining
Laying the foundations
Credit Portfolio Management
BIS GM cites recent financial volatility as reason to remain vigilant against threats to financial stability
Malcolm Knight, the general manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) discussed the implications of market volatility and uncertainty over asset price movements and inflation risks at the BIS’s annual general meeting on Monday.
BIS elects new members to the board of directors
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has elected three new governors to its board of directors. The election of Guillermo Ortiz, governor of the Bank of Mexico, Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank and Zhou Xiaochuan,…
European, Chinese and Mexican central banks join BIS board
Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has expanded its director base to include elected representatives from the European Central Bank (ECB), People's Bank of China and Bank of Mexico. The move takes the number of board members to 20 and marks the…
FTSE and DIFX launch GCC indexes
FTSE Group and Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) have created the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) country tradable indexes for domestic, GCC, and international investors. These indexes are the first GCC country tradable indexes, according to…